Alister Graham

Professor Alister Graham is a leading astronomer at Swinburne University of Technology, based in the School of Science, Computing and Emerging Technologies and affiliated with the Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing. His research focuses on galaxy structure, supermassive black holes, and dark matter dynamics. He has held an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (Step 2) and received the Vice-Chancellor’s Research Excellence Award.

Professional activities include membership in the American Astronomical Society and significant contributions to the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery. He teaches in Swinburne Astronomy Online and has advised PhD students/postdocs on topics like galaxy evolution and black hole interactions. His work bridges observational astronomy with theoretical models, highlighted by recent studies on hyperluminous X-ray sources and galaxy-black hole coevolution.